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+102
Implemented

Pictures/Images as Tile Backgrounds

psyctto 7 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 5 years ago 11 1 duplicate

Searching around the internet for a more eye pleasing interface to SmartThings, I came across SmartTiles and further a custom dashboard created a few years ago. https://community.smartthings.com/t/my-custom-smarttiles-dashboard/48592

Looks like a nice feature that could add a nice look and feel to the project.  Usability would also improve greatly with nontechy folks that like eye candy and don't want the regular tiles approach.  I know this was previously done in the CSS, which is now gone, but an option to do so again would be great.

See Also:  https://support.actiontiles.com/communities/12/topics/1820-custom-icon-image-or-media-tile-as-thing-tile

Answer

Implemented in Release v6.10.0 (Saturday August 17, 2019).

Please see our Release Notes:

Thanks for your Feature Request! Enjoy.

...Terry (& Alex)

+17
On Hold: Discussion Open

Allow creating Custom additional Tile Intentions

Justin Cox 5 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Tomas Smedberg 5 years ago 2 1 duplicate

I understand why you guys created tile intentions...makes sense. That said, at the end-of-the-day, it's really just a mechanism to control styling, why not open that up? Allow the creation of tile intentions with styling options and people can create whatever they'd like!

+73
Discuss & Vote

Combine color coding of Elements Theme (based on device type) with Tile color change behavior of Sballoz (based on status)

gfelcamino 7 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Orange Bucket 5 years ago 11

I just began setting up my new ActionTiles panel. I was playing around with the different themes and was curious if there is a plan to make a hybrid theme that combines the color coding of "Elements Theme" based on the device type with the icon changing color based on status like "Sballoz Theme" does.


I really like the color coding offered by Elements but the text can be hard to read at the bottom of the tile if the panel isn't right in front of me. Using the Sballoz theme I can mount my panel on a wall and at a glance see if a door is open, a light is one, motion detected, etc. because the tile changes colors from grey to orange.

+29
Discuss & Vote

Smart Home Monitor (SHM) intention colors

ash stokes 6 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 5 years ago 7

Hello,


I think what would be useful with the tile intention options, is for the smart home monitor tile, if disarmed, just display grey (as it currently does), if it's Armed (Stay) it should be yellow (as it currently does), but if it's armed (away) then should be red. The reason being is I've got outside motion sensors e.g. garage connected to the alarm which are rarely gone in and then motion sensors in the main rooms we'd go in if we were home so looking at the dashboard would easily be identifiable by colour to see if smartthings had failed to return the alarm to Home (stay) by geo-location, stopping walking in and setting the alarm off.


Cheers,

+5
Discuss & Vote

Padding, letter spacing and fonts

W_B 5 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 5 years ago 5

I'm new to ActionTiles, researched a bit.. No css customisaton possible!?

I want to have ActionTiles all over my house, but with the design it has now, it's just not pleasant to look at, regardless of colors..

I believe with a few small changes, ActionTiles could have an even bigger user base..

For Example:

Existing design:

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New Design:

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Changes are:

Font size of clock to smaller

padding-top: 10px;

padding-bottom: 10px;

letterspacing: 2px;

Now it's acceptable for use..

Possibility to change font would make it even better.

In web design spacing of elements are one of the most important things... just saying.

Answer

We currently don't offer an official way to supply custom CSS, however we have plans to enable this functionality.

The current styling of tiles provides a consistent look across all tile types. Since some tiles contain more text than others, sometime loose letter spacing results in inefficient use of tile real estate. We experimented with mixed font sizes at some point, but our user study group has voted against it.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. While I agree with you that your Clock Tile sample is very attractive, we have to go by the 80/20 rule. Since it's not always possible to come up with absolutely best configuration, we have to select one that works most of the time.

As the product evolves, we will add more customization options to satisfy users who have the finer eye for web design. 

0
Fixed

Battery Icons in Footers suddenly big on Lock Tiles

Avi 5 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Alex (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 5 years ago 4

Happy New Year!

As of recent days, the battery icons for locks (and locks only) seem to be gigantic compared to the size expected.  Seems like a style somewhere gone wrong - any advice would be appreciated.  Picture attached.  Using Chrome browser but apparent on others as well.  Thank you.

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Discuss & Vote

All Caps option for Tile Status

Rob Halley 5 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated 5 years ago 2

Is it possible to Capitalized the status font for a tile? If it isn't currently available, I would like to add it to the list for future ideas if enough people agree.

Example:

Lights currently display on/off, I would like them to display On/Off or ON/OFF

+4
Implemented

Add Tile Intention for Acceleration Sensor

FiReBaL1 6 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Alex (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 5 years ago 3

The Tile Intention selection is missing from acceleration sensors. I prefer the "Warn" for my contact sensors and now the acceleration tile doesn't match the others.

+9
Discuss & Vote

Ability to change "intent color" for Routine, Clock, and Nest Dual Thermostat tiles

Andrew Brenner 5 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 5 years ago 1

As the title suggests, I'm asking if the developers could please add the capability for me to apply a theme's intent color style to any of the tiles. 

Currently, it looks like there's no option to apply anything other than the info style to the routine, clock and Nest thermostat tiles, and this makes me sad.

I'd like to style some routine tiles a different color so that they stand out, but I can't do that now without also applying the same style to the digital clock and nest tiles I also have.

+10
Discuss & Vote

Option to Hide the Value in Tile footers

N Vass 6 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 1

Firstly - Thanks for Action tiles I use it exclusively as my Smartthings front End and I love it!


One thing that would be really nice and I think may quite easy to implement.


  • An option in the Individual tile setup to display or hide the value, In the same way as the option to show a tile header.


Use case:

A Switch. I can clearly see the state of the switch from the color. I don't need to be told 'On' or 'Off' as well.


I use Simulated Indicators to show the state of various things from Webcore and it works well but the 'Open' and 'Closed' is irrelevant and it would be wonderful to have the option to remove it.

+37
In Progress

Broad Icon library applicable to all Tile Types

AaronW 6 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 8 2 duplicates

Is it possible to see more icons added for switches?  I personally would like to see automotive options as I am creating a WeMo D1 Car Starter and would like to see a vehicle for my tile.  Hoping there could be a car, van, Jeep, pickup truck and a SUV.  Thoughts??

+36
Answered

Is it possible to change the color of a single tile? And custom icon?

mr smith 6 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 11

I'd like to make a certain tile a specific color and give it a custom icon. How can I do that?

Answer
  1. As of v6.8.0; Custom Themes were added as a feature which allows a great deal of color control, applicable to the 4 "Intentions" that can be applied to the States of tiles (assigned in Tile Settings). Overriding the Theme's colors on a one-off basis has not been implemented, but the request is noted. As is providing colors for specific ranges of values; to be applicable to numeric value Tiles. We note the value of this.
  2. The ability to choose from a broad selection of Icons and have them applicable to "all" Tile Types is covered in this Feature Request:  It is In Progress, but your Votes and Follows are still notable:  https://support.actiontiles.com/communities/12/topics/3230-broad-icon-library-applicable-to-all-tile-types
+9

Apply Custom Theme to all Panels

I'd like to suggest a way from within the theme designer to apply any one of your themes to all panels across the board without having to go into each panel to set the new theme.

+9
Implemented

Panel Shortcuts shouldn't transition through white flash.

Shane William 6 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 9 1 duplicate

When going from one panel to another the screen briefly flashes white as it transitions, is there any way to remove that? I have a series of black panels and it's really blinding at night especially.


Might making this transition optional also possibly improve performance when switching Panels?

Answer

Fixed in Release v6.8.0+027 today. Please contact Support@ActionTiles.com with related questions.

+3
Fixed

Icons missing for Routine Tile

adamph 6 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 3

With previously added routines, I was able to change the default icons for the tile in ActionTiles. E.g. a ST routine that turned everything off, I changed the icon to the power symbol. 


I created a new routine today, and it appears I now can only change the tile icon with 8 choices to choose from, 3 of which don't even load up for me (they're blank below).


Thanks.


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Answer

Fixed in Release v6.8.0+027 today. Please contact Support@ActionTiles.com with related questions.

0

Use Tile background fill to indicate Dim Level

Mads Larsen 6 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 0

It would be nice to have a "total tile fade" option instead of selecting the small 3:dot on the right side.


If you hold the tile and slide it from left to right (0% to 100%) and selecting the brightness power level.


Here is an example of what I mean. See the tile to the right.


100%

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75%

Image 2205


40%

Image 2206


10%

Image 2207




Incorrect % on the tile, but you get the point. :)


Regards

Mads

+31
Discuss & Vote

Change Panel Theme based on LUX, time, Routine, or Mode

Yagga 7 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Tom_G_2010 6 years ago 4

I would like to know if we can add a feature to change panel themes from one to another (eg. Elements to Slate) based on LUX, Time of day our Routine (Modes). This will help my tablet mounted on wall to be visible based on the time of day (lighting) so it can be seen best with appropriate background.

+6

Tile list in Panel Builder should show the selected custom icon

Darold Anderson 6 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 0

In the panel builder, change the icon from the default, to the custom one it was changed to

0
Answered

Is there a High Priority / highly visible Tile style?

M2 6 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 1

Looking for a way to turn a certain tile red when active.  Can I make a certain tile high priority so it pops more?   As you can see, I have a goodly amount of tiles but sometimes I miss important ones (like front Door Bell Ring or Garage Tilt Sensor). 

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Answer

Each of the available Themes (on the Panel Style settings page of the Panel builder), has 4 different tile "Intention" appearances. Once you've picked your Theme, just use the Tile Settings / Tile Intention option to select which Intention to apply to your "High Priority" Tiles.




+1
Discuss & Vote

Custom height (aspect ratio) for Tiles to use all vertical screen space?

kozak79 6 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 1

Any way to be able to have a custom width and height or aspect ratio for buttons? Currently my panel layout works perfectly on my 7” fire tablet but on my 8” fire tablet there is a big space on the bottom of screen. Would be nice to be able to fill the screen by customizing the aspect ratio of the layout.

Android Fire